Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 962 | 955 | 1055 | 1075 | 974 | 883 | 798 | 687 | 687 | 700 | 601 | 513 | 432 | 377 | 384 | 768 | 790 | 743 | 581 | 530 | 514 | 378 | 350 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.71m | 11:13PM1.70m | 11:48AM1.81m | 00:11AM1.75m | 12:47PM1.92m | 1:09AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.34m | 5:27AM0.26m | 6:02PM0.30m | 6:23AM0.19m | 7:01PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 962 | 955 | 1055 | 1075 | 974 | 883 | 798 | 687 | 687 | 700 | 601 | 512 | 432 | 377 | 384 | 325 | 790 | 743 | 581 | 530 | 514 | 378 | 350 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 356 | 427 | 123 | 178 | 220 | 215 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 263 | 195 | 513 | 392 | 346 | 346 | 768 | 266 | 214 | 219 | 184 | 184 | 146 | 111 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 20 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 68 | — | 201 | 240 | — | 304 | 198 | 212 | 126 | 124 | 36 | 123 | 192 | 238 | 689 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 289 | 199 | 642 | 623 | 530 | 506 | 69 | 53 | 343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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